AMD's EPYC Processors and Nokia- A Groundbreaking Alliance

AMD has significantly expanded its partnership with Nokia. A deep integration of 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors into the Nokia Cloud Platform is underway. This move aims to revolutionize next-generation telecom infrastructure and meets the escalating demands of 5G networks.

By using AMD EPYC 9005 Series processors, Nokia’s platform will enjoy faster performance and greater energy efficiency. This is particularly crucial for telecom providers who face increased data traffic and must also address sustainability. A key advantage of this collaboration is its support for containerized workloads, crucial for 5G Core, edge computing, and enterprise apps. The platform’s scalable, cloud-native environment lets telecom operators adapt quickly to market shifts.

Key Advantages of the AMD EPYC-Nokia Partnership

• Superior performance from AMD EPYC 9005 Series processors
• Optimized energy efficiency for lower TCO and reduced environmental impact
• Support for modern, containerized telecom workloads
• Enhanced reliability and scalability for next-gen 5G infrastructure

As data demands continue to rise and environmental considerations become more pressing, integrating high-efficiency CPUs into telecom networks is no longer optional—it’s essential. This collaboration empowers service providers to build robust, sustainable, and future-proof 5G solutions.

“Telecom operators are looking for infrastructure solutions that combine performance, scalability, and power efficiency to manage the growing complexity and scale of 5G networks,” said Dan McNamara, senior vice president and general manager, Server Business, AMD. “Working together with Nokia, we’re using the leadership performance and energy efficiency of the 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors to help our customers build and operate high-performance, and efficient networks.”

“This expanded collaboration between Nokia and AMD brings a multitude of benefits and underscores Nokia's commitment to innovation through diverse chip partnerships in 5G network infrastructure. The new 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors offer high performance and impressive energy efficiency, enabling Nokia to meet the demanding needs of its 5G customers while contributing to the industry's sustainability goals,” said Kal De, senior vice president, Product and Engineering, Cloud and Network Services, Nokia.

The Nokia Cloud Platform At-A-Glance

Nokia's Cloud Platform offers a comprehensive suite of core functionalities that play a critical role in supporting Nokia Core CNFs. These essential features include advanced networking solutions, dynamic load balancing capabilities, and strong ingress and egress control mechanisms designed to manage data traffic efficiently. Additionally, it emphasizes high availability and seamless scalability, ensuring that core network applications remain reliable and can easily adapt to changing demands. By delivering these robust functionalities, it empowers network operators to optimize performance, maintain uninterrupted service, and scale operations as needed to meet the requirements of modern telecommunications environments. It is closely and early integrated with Nokia reference hardware. OCP releases are integrated and tested with hardware vendors' products. On top of that, Nokia end-to-end tests the reference hardware, networking fabric, CaaS configuration and management tools and automation, providing an extra layer of quality assurance.

OCP brings a robust security framework

• Security Context Constraints (SCCs) for pod-level permissions.
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for granular permissions within the cluster.
• Secrets Management to securely store sensitive information.
• Network Policies for controlling pod-to-pod communications.
• Encryption for data at rest and in transit.
• Image Scanning and Signing to ensure only trusted images are used.
• Centralized Logging and Monitoring for security events.

This partnership with Nokia marks a major design win for AMD in the lucrative telecom infrastructure market. Nokia’s choice to use 5th Gen EPYC processors for its Cloud Platform highlights AMD’s strong position in both performance and energy efficiency—key factors for 5G deployments, where power consumption plays a direct role in operating costs.

Nokia’s latest deployment highlights the use of AMD EPYC 9005 Series processors, which are driving containerized workloads for 5G Core, edge, and a wide range of enterprise applications. This partnership firmly establishes AMD at the heart of the telecom sector, giving it a significant opportunity to capture value across the entire telecommunications stack as 5G infrastructure rapidly expands worldwide. By emphasizing performance-per-watt, Nokia draws attention to AMD’s architectural strengths—specifically, its ability to deliver greater efficiency and lower operating costs compared to Intel’s offerings in the same space. As global demand for agile, energy-efficient 5G solutions grows, AMD’s advanced processors are well positioned to meet the evolving needs of network operators and businesses embracing next-generation connectivity.

The processors will be deployed within Nokia Cloud Platform, a key component that supports containerized workloads foundational to 5G Core, edge, and enterprise applications. By integrating the AMD EPYC 9005 Series processors into Nokia Cloud Platform, Nokia will deliver impressive performance per watt—a critical factor in delivering both computing power and energy efficiency for modern telecom networks that must meet growing data demands while minimizing environmental impact.

Nokia is enhancing its Cloud Platform by integrating AMD EPYC 9005 Series processors, a strategic move designed to boost performance and efficiency across 5G Core, edge computing, and enterprise applications. The Nokia Cloud Platform's robust architecture supports containerized workloads, enabling telecom providers to deploy advanced services at scale while maintaining reliability and flexibility.

By leveraging the exceptional performance per watt of the AMD EPYC 9005 Series, Nokia is addressing two critical requirements for modern telecom networks: increasing computing power to meet soaring data traffic, and optimizing energy consumption to reduce environmental impact. This balanced approach empowers operators to deliver high-speed connectivity and innovative services, all while staying compliant with sustainability initiatives.

• Optimized for demanding 5G infrastructure
• Supports dynamic scaling for enterprise and edge applications
• Enhanced energy efficiency with lower operational costs
• Improved environmental sustainability

Integrating industry-leading processors within Nokia's cloud ecosystem ensures that operators are future-ready, able to dynamically adapt to evolving business models and the ever-growing demands of digital connectivity. The team at Sky High Supply plans to adapt to this upgrade in performance as more information is made public and roll out begins.